The Conservation Council ACT Region advocates and campaigns to protect our local environment.
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The Conservation Council ACT Region is the leading environmental advocacy organisation and hub for community groups in Canberra.
Our vision is for a healthy planet for humans and all other life, where nature is protected and communities respect and live in harmony with the environment. Our mission is to protect nature and create a safe climate in the ACT and region.

Conservation Council joins Fossil Free ACT campaign to call for end to fossil fuel sponsorship in schools
A new survey by communications collective, Comms Declare and peak environment body, Conservation Council ACT, has revealed increased worry and alarm over fossil fuel companies’ involvement in schools. As pupils across the country return to school this week, new data...
A good news story for ACT grasslands
This article is written by Rainer Rehwinkel, a member of Friends of Grasslands and the Conservation Council’s Biodiversity Working Group It’s not that often we get a good news story when it comes to the interaction between community groups and the maze of ACT...
Community leaders walk out of Alicia Payne Climate Reference Group in response to Albanese Government approval of coal and gas projects
Seven Canberran community leaders have resigned from a Climate Reference Group organised by Federal Member for Canberra, Alicia Payne, as a protest against the Albanese government’s continued approval of coal and gas mines. This includes four coal expansions approved...
Our Campaigns
We advocate and campaign for a safe climate, to protect biodiversity in our urban and natural areas, to protect and enhance our waterways, reduce waste, and promote sustainable transport and planning for our city.
Working in the ACT and region to influence governments and build widespread support within the community and business, we put forward evidence-based solutions and innovative ideas for how we can live sustainably.

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